Everything was quiet, pitch black, and the silence was so terrifying that you could hear a pin drop.
Under the dark sky, the cold moon was reflected on the lake, and there was the sound of blowing wind and the sound of spring water lapping against the pebbles on the shore.
The lake water surrounding her was very cold, bone-chilling, and a suffocating undercurrent surged. The person floating on the lake did not move at all. She spread her limbs and her limbs floated softly with the water waves.
White petals floated in the wind and landed on the her delicate eyebrows, falling from her skin and floating on the water.
The girl's delicate and outstanding face was pale, her eyes were closed, her chest was rising and falling slightly, and her subtle breathing proved that this person was still alive.
It also proved that her heart was still beating.
With the sound of surging water, she didn't know where this person would eventually go with the water. From time to time, she opened her eyes and looked at the moon hanging above her head.
Wen Li seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, half asleep and half awake, unable to find the right direction.
Suddenly, like a violent storm, the originally calm lake surface began to surge, and a huge force pulled the floating person downwards, as if there were countless hands pulling her down to the bottom of the lake.
Her pale face sank into the water, and when she opened her eyes, she saw the suffocating darkness and the depth of fear around her.
She exhaled a breath and turned into bubbles rising to the surface of the lake.
"Wen Li, you are still a child, leave quickly..."
"Remember to never come back, never look back..."
The woman who suddenly appeared on her left shoulder had blood at the end of her eyes, her face was as pale as paper, but she had a kind smile. She raised her hand to support her waist, trying hard to lift her up.
"You loser, why don't you help us take revenge?"
"I am buried in life, how can you live so well!"
Suddenly, a strong force pulled the rising Wen Li down. She choked suddenly and looked to the right with wide eyes.
The man suddenly appeared, his face was covered in blood, his eyes were hollow, he vomited blood and fainted in the water.
Traces of blood melted in the water, and finally became calm.
"Child, forget it." The woman on the left raised her hand and stroked her cheek, "Live well, with everyone's hope."
"One day, you will understand why..."
The kind old man looked at her.
Wen Li called out, "Master..."
Jin Yanhua lifted her up with both hands, "As long as you live, you will always encounter the beauty of this world. Maybe one day in the future, you will meet someone who knows your joys, sorrows, and pains, and will take all your subtle expressions into heart.
"The past will pass away and turn into dust and decay. Don't worry about it."
"You have to have seen all the beauty in this world before you can say it's not worth it." Jin Lewei's eyes curled into crescent moons, as if she wanted to lift her up with force.
"No!!"
The person on the right let out a shrill scream, turned into vine-like branches and tightly wrapped Wen Li. One by one, their faces were distorted, and they grabbed her fiercely.
"You don't deserve it, you're rubbish."
"We are all dead, why are you still alive!"
"Stay in this hell forever. Why should a person like you live? You should sink to the bottom of the cold lake forever, be eaten by fish, and turn into the most rotten sludge. You will never be able to come out!!!"
With her neck being strangled tightly, Wen Li struggled hard, but in the end she only got heavier with heavy shackles.
The people on the left who wanted to save her finally gave up and walked away one by one with smiles on their faces.
With a smile on her lips, she gave up her struggle and opened her eyes to look at the lake farther away. The surroundings were getting colder, and the abyss was probably nothing more than this.
That's it, maybe that's how it should be.
The smiles of the people around her became more and more wild, turning into balls of blood and covering her whole body, turning into a cage of imprisonment.
"Stay here and never think about leaving. You will never be able to get out..."
Suddenly, a strong force pulled her back from the cold and dark bottom of the lake. The force was so cruel and the man was so arrogant and domineering.
"Well...I have been waiting for you for fifteen years. Now that you are in my arms, I will be entangled with you forever and ever."
The man held her tightly in his arms and kissed her forehead, with a burning and crazy love in his eyes.
Wen Li sat up from the bed, let out a long breath, and looked at the clock on the wall. It read ten o'clock.
This was the first time that she didn't get up on time.
This nightmare has trapped her for a long time, and the ending is the same every time. She sinks to the bottom of the lake and never comes back.
But this time, Wen Li actually got out, rubbing her temples and laughing softly.
This dream lasted a long time, falling into the abyss and being cold and eroding the bones, but it was easily resolved by that man.
She remembered that when they were saying goodbye at the door last night, the man was clinging to her and was very ready to follow her back. If Wen Li hadn't turned cold, he wouldn't have let her go so easily.
Thinking of this, Wen Li, who had always been lonely, laughed out loud. He was really crazy.
At the door of the room, Xia Chen sat cross-legged on the floor mat. There was a deck of playing cards in front of him. He took them out one by one and muttered something in his mouth.
"If I draw a heart, I will knock on the door and ask the boss to get up. If I draw a spade, I will wait for another half hour."
As he said this, he reached out and pulled out a card. Looking at the spades turned out, Xia Chen seemed to be relieved, but his face became tense again.
The boss always had a very accurate biological clock. During this period, they both ran together. With a cycle of five days, the boss would sleep a little longer that morning without anyone disturbing her.
But today is not the time for rest, and the boss didn't get up. He had finished breakfast and came back after morning exercise, and it was almost time for lunch.
More importantly, today is the first day of the traditional medicine competition. Although the competition group time is not strict, they have already met last time.
Today, everyone only needs to go to the site to draw questions. As for the time, they are free, starting from 7:30 in the morning to 2:30 in the afternoon.
As for whether they want to live in the Bai Manor during the competition, it is up to each family to decide. Many people choose to stay in the manor for food and accommodation.
After all, that place has everything from ancient medical books to medicinal plants, and the questions asked by Mr. Bai are not that easy to solve.
Seven days to make an antidote was indeed a tight time limit.
Therefore, in order to save time, each family will choose to live in the manor. If there is something lacking, the assistant will go out to buy it.
Each company usually chooses to hide their own questions after drawing questions. Although there are only two toxins, they are naturally afraid that their opponents will plagiarize them during the process of preparing the antidote.
It's ten o'clock in the morning. The boss didn't explain anything last night, and Xia Chen didn't dare to go up and knock on the door easily.
"What should I do!" Xia Chen scratched his hair with a headache.
Su Jingjing changed her clothes and came over, looking at the crazy man at the door, "What are you doing here?"
Aren’t we going to draw questions today? These two people haven’t set off yet?
"Sister Su, can you call the boss for me?" Xia Chen looked like he had seen a savior.
Su Jingjing glanced at the closed door, "She didn't tell you to call her last night?"
Xia Chen shook his head honestly, "She didn't say anything."
The most important thing is that last night when he was at home alone, Su Jingjing went out, and he waited until four o'clock in the morning for the boss to come back.
The boss just patted him on the shoulder and told him to take a rest, and didn't say anything else.
"Just wait." Su Jingjing sighed.
It's not that she didn't dare to call her. If this person really didn't instruct him, and she goes up to call her. Wen Li might poison her directly after she comes out.
Just when the two were hesitant, the door was opened from the inside, and Wen Li, who had changed her clothes, glanced at Xia Chen and Su Jingjing.
"Let's go."
The two looked at each other and followed her downstairs.
"Boss, you should eat something first." Xia Chen said, opening the food box on the dining table, "We will set off after you are full."
Anyway, at this point, they are not the earliest, so they can go there slowly.
Wen Li's eyes fell on the two five-layer food boxes on the table. They were exquisite black wooden boxes with gold-painted patterns depicting flowers and branches on the outside.
Looks very noble.
"Mr. Fu arranged for someone to deliver them this morning." Xia Chen noticed her gaze and replied.
In the morning, he just came back from exercise and met Lu Min at the door. Lu Min handed this to him with a pious face and gave him a very profound instruction. This is what their young master gave to Miss Wen Li.
That look in his eyes almost didn't tell him directly but it says he is not allowed to eat secretly.
"That's right. Didn't he disappear in the past days? Why did he even deliver breakfast with love this morning? What were you doing when he picked you up last night?" Su Jingjing looked at Wen Li with a confused look in her eyes.
"If you want to eat together, just sit down. If you don't want to eat, you can go out." Wen Li pulled out her chair and sat down.
Su Jingjing shouted, "Eat, why won't I eat!"
It was not easy for her to eat something delicious without even using her chopsticks, which made her feel a little stupid.
"After burning down the Ning family's warehouse last night, what are you going to do next?" Su Jingjing looked at Wen Li.
Ning Muzhang, that lunatic, might not have let them go when they had done nothing, let alone now that they had done something.
Wen Li picked out a plate of exquisite side dishes and brought them over. She put some into her bowl and handed the plate to Xia Chen.
"The Ning family suffered heavy losses this time. I heard that Ning Yeqing is unreasonable. He is very old and he never married the women around. He is said to be a playboy. No..." Su Jingjing pinched her chopsticks and corrected, "He is a playboy. I heard his temper is not very good. Ning Muzhang will probably be very busy for a while this time."
Wen Li has burned down more than one warehouse. Not only has the Ning family's trading reputation been damaged during this period, they also need to find ways to make up for it. Ning Muzhang will have to be busy for a while. Now he has no way to escape. When he can escape, he will probably find trouble.
Wen Li's revenge was so cruel that she almost killed him with one move.
"But after being busy for a while, he'll probably be even more aggressive." Su Jingjing warned.
"Aren't you tired because you are so worried about things that haven't happened yet?" Wen Li raised her head and glanced at her.
Su Jingjing took a bite of sushi and said, "I'm reminding you."
By the way, I also remind myself to be more careful in what I do recently.
"Don't worry, if he comes again, I have plenty of ways to deal with him." Wen Li made such a promise to Su Jingjing.
Her eyes widened, "That's right. If you can't deal with him, then probably no one can deal with him either?"
Isn’t this reassuring?
The three of them ate quickly. Wen Li was satisfied after she was half full. She was stopped by Xia Chen before she could stand up and leave.
"Boss, this layer is still untouched, and there is a note." Xia Chen pulled the card out from the bottom and handed it over.
Wen Li took it, and the characters on it were like dragons and phoenixes dancing, vigorous and powerful.
You can't be picky about your food. There are also vegetables. You must eat half of them here.
Wen Li looked at the note and then at the exquisitely presented vegetables in the food box.
"Supplementing fiber... tsk tsk..." Su Jingjing looked over and said, "I'm treating you like a child. He can even guess that you don't eat vegetables."
Wen Li is not a picky eater, and a child who has been homeless since she was a child has no right to be a picky eater. It's just that she eats food with a vengeance. If there is a table of food, the first thing she automatically blocks out are vegetables.
The intake of other meats will be more, but if the table is full of vegetables, she can eat it.
However, when eating, pay attention to a combination of meat and vegetables, and fiber and grain fat cannot be missing.
"Boss, you don't need to eat when you're full." Xia Chen said and was about to put away the lunch box.
Wen Li blocked his movement, took the chopsticks, put two green vegetables and carrots on the plate, and finished the dishes obediently.
Su Jingjing's eyes almost popped out, she was so obedient!
The three of them didn't go out until eleven o'clock. The weather today was not very good, it was raining lightly, and the entire Imperial Capital was shrouded in mist and haze.
The car stopped at the entrance of the manor. The entire parking lot was already filled with luxury cars. When they got off the car, the scent of medicine filled the drizzle.
Su Jingjing looked into the distance speechlessly, "Why did you drag me here?"
She dressed so nicely today because she had an appointment, okay? She didn't come here with them to make medicine.
"Sister Su, they require two assistants. You were here last time, so this time you are sending Buddha to the west." Xia Chen carried a medicine box on his back in a decent manner.
Su Jingjing raised her finger and pointed at Wen Li, "She! She!! She doesn't need an assistant at all, okay? Besides, this rule doesn't force you to have an assistant."
No one will be allowed in without an assistant.
Xia Chen said very seriously, "One thing we have to pay attention to is to keep a low profile."
Su Jingjing almost spit out a mouthful of blood, keeping a low profile?
There is nothing about Wen Li that can be associated with the word "low-key".
"If someone brings two assistants, we also have to bring two. We can't get new ones with different standards. Having less assistants makes us look more capable, just like ordinary people." Xia couldn't be more serious when he said this.
What Xia Chen said left Su Jingjing speechless.
Okay, she's here anyway, so she might as well join in the fun.
Sure enough, just as they guessed, almost everyone took the questions and left, leaving only two groups that had not yet come.
Wen Li reported the name of the Jin family, and the staff politely handed over the lottery ticket and looked at the medicinal materials they took out.
"No. 1." The staff reported the number, "Take the medicine card and go over there to get the toxin."
Wen Li took the sign and turned around. Three people hurried in from the gate.
"Sorry, we're late." The young man who came in panted and stood in front of the stage.
The staff glanced at their clothes. The three of them were all young, and the young man in the middle was dressed simply, even a little plainly.
The man and woman following him were the same age as him, with plain faces, and looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years old.
"Which family are you from?"
The young man said, "Wansu An Family."
The staff member looked at the boy, then at the two people behind him, and impatiently handed out the last herb.
"No. 2, get the toxin from the pharmacy over there."
"Thank you." The young man reached out and took the medicine card, but he was a step too late for the staff, and the card fell to the ground after grazing his fingertips.
This is clearly intentional.
He smiled, knelt down and picked up the sign. His face was gentle, neither humble nor arrogant, without any intention of blaming him.
"Do you know Wansu An's family?" Su Jingjing looked at Wen Li and asked.
"The rankings of each family this time are not low, but the An family is a family that goes to the extreme to help the world and save people. Mr. An spends all his wealth to only treat the poor. His medical skills are also first-class, so he is included in the invitation.
Unlike other famous people here, these families have accumulated huge wealth by their reputation.
The An family is considered to be the poorest family among them. It has a good reputation, but it is indeed not a rich family. It can even be said to be a poor family.
Such a poor family is naturally not as valued as these gilded families.
However, the An family has never sent anyone to participate in the competition in previous years, but this year they actually sent a teenager.
"Why didn't we see them that day?" Su Jingjing was curious.
This young man has a good appearance, and more importantly, the cold aura around him is more or less similar to Wen Li.
Isn't it said that Wen Li is the youngest of all the families in the competition? He doesn't seem to be very old.
"Get the toxin first, and then we'll talk about the rest." Wen Li said.
Su Jingjing followed her into the pharmacy, and Xia Chen stood waiting at the door holding the medicine box.
Since it was the toxin developed by Mr. Bai, the person responsible for distributing it was also a senior member of the Bai family.
The white glass bottle was handed out, and Luolei looked at Wen Li from behind the glass.
"Be careful when researching. This toxin is very overbearing. If you catch it even a little, you will be disabled. If it doesn't work, just ring the bell in the laboratory and someone will save you." Luolei warned.
He has stayed in this manor for so many years, and he has met everyone who comes from each family in advance, including the little girl who came from the Jin family this year.
She is really too young. What can such a young child know?
"Thank you." Wen Li thanked him.
The glass bottle in her hand was handed to Su Jingjing, who took it carefully and handed it to Xia Chen as soon as she went out.
The boy from the An family who followed them through the door handed out the cards in his hand. When Luolei raised his eyes and saw the person, his eyes were filled with understanding.
After telling the young man what he had just said to Wen Li, he thanked him with a smile, revealing his sharp and naughty fangs.
"Should we go to the laboratory to stay?" Su Jingjing stood on the corridor and watched the rain getting heavier.
She was still thinking about going for an outing today, but it was all in vain.
"The room assigned to us seems to be on the third floor. Why don't we go up and have a look?" Xia Chen said.
The boss can't stay in this manor for a whole day.
"Are you going?" Su Jingjing looked at Wen Li.
You won't take her to stay here for a day?
"Go up and have a look." Wen Li said.
While the three of them were waiting for the elevator, they bumped into the boy from An family again. The three of them must have come here in the rain. Their clothes are still lightly stained with water.
Fortunately, the rain was not very heavy just now, it was a steady patter.
Seeing the three of them inside, the boy politely turned aside, perhaps because he was afraid that the water on his body would get on them.
Wen Li lowered her head. There was still mud on the shoes of the three of them, as if they had run a long way.
Six people in the elevator came down from the third floor together. The rooms happened to be next to each other and the room numbers were consecutive.
"Zisu, I'm hungry." The girl next to the An family boy stretched out her hand and pulled his sleeve and whispered.
An Zisu reached out and rubbed her head, "Wait a little longer, and we'll be able to eat in a while."
"How about ordering takeout for her, and I'll go in and take a look." Another young man said.
An Zisu nodded, that was all he could do.
After a few people entered the door, Wen Li looked at the entire room. There were only sofas and beds for resting in this place, but it was filled with two bookshelves and a large desk.
All necessary instruments are also available.
"This is indeed too simple and does not match the magnificent decoration outside." Xia Chen looked around the room.
It really feels like a cold laboratory inside.
"I'm not here for vacation. The room decoration doesn't need to be very good." Wen Li took the transparent glassware from the table and lifted it up to observe.
The Bai family did a good job in this regard.
It is estimated that many people have been awake these days, and no one can lie in bed and sleep for more than two hours.
An environment that is too comfortable cannot be tolerated by even weak-willed people.
"What about food?" Su Jingjing asked.
"The restaurant serves food regularly and at fixed times. There are also late night snacks every night." Xia Chen replied.
This is pretty good.
"Let's go after we've seen it. Even if you want to live here, the man in your family doesn't want you to stay here and suffer the pain, and it's not like you can't see the toxin. You can just make an antidote when the time comes.
Wen Li gently let go of the cup in her hand, "Have you forgotten why I have to participate in this competition?"
Su Jingjing was stunned.
Yes, Wen Li came to participate in the competition not only for the Jin family, but also for another reason.
That thing is also very important.
"Then boss, are we staying here?" Xia Chen blinked.
"Put your things away, you two can go out for a walk." Wen Li looked at the two trapped people.
For contestants, this is a place where they can fight hard, but for people like Su Jingjing and Xia Chen who come to join in the fun, it is an extremely boring place.
It would be nice to go out and look around and do something for her.
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